The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-12-21
WHOLE NUMBER 1909.


There was a large delegation of citizens
from Paw Paw and other parts of our county
in attendance at the state Sunday school
held in Kalamazoo last week.
They report an exceedingly interesting and
profitable session.
Elder Pallister remained at Decatur until
Friday last holding meetings each evening.
He reports q good deal of interest and sew
eIal accessions to the church. The meetings
were continued by Elder Carpenter. The
Disciples at Decatur are very proud of their
new house of worship which is one of the
most tasty and convenient churches in the
county. They particularly congratulate them
selves on having been able TO raise the nee
essary funds to extinguish their indebted
ness.
Any of our readers who desire to purchase
holiday goods of any kind or description
would do we'll to consult the advertising col
umns of the NoRTHERSER. A visit to any of
the dealers who have thus called attention 10
their merchandise will convince anyone that
they have fine stocks of whatever kind OF
goods they handle and that their prices are
very reasonable. In fact, no place can be
found in Western Michigan where goods
can be bought cheaper than from the dealers
who advertise in this paper.
Last Saturday, as Mr.. Myron Hoskins was
sitting at home reading, stone was thrown
through his window with such force as to
carry pieces Of glass entirely across the room,
and coming in closer proximity with his
eyes than was altogether agreeable. He
considers himself fortunate in escaping with
out injury. The stone undoubtedly came
from a sling in the hands of some boy. MIR.
II. doesn't think there was any intention of
doing any harm, but boys shonld be more
cautious where and how they throw stones,
or they may yet do some serious damage.
Mr. n. q. Merchant informs us that the
Waverly cheese factory has done very sue
cessful business during the past year, and
that its patrons all seem TO be well satisfied
1t was the first year the company has done
business and it did not get started until late
in the season. About $500 per month has
been disbursed among it's patrons and the
company expects 10 double its business
another year. Most cf the cheese manufac-
tured has been disposed of near at home,
although considerable quantity has been
shipped throughout the state and into other
states.
Mrs. Artemisia Huey of Waverly departed
this life at her residence. three miles north
of this village, on Friday last, a victim of
that fell destroyer, consumption Mrs. Huey
was member of the Christian church at
this place, highly esteemed and greatly re-
spected by those who enjoyed the pleasure of
her acquaintance. She had been q resident
of this county for the past thirty three yearo.
Funeral services were held at the residence
! last Sunday afternoon, Elder Pallster, pastor
! of the Christian church. officiating. Her
remains were laid at rest in the Austin
cemetery
In letter renewing subscription to the
| NoRTHFRNER, Mrs. Z. q. Forsyth of Los
Angeles Cal, says IF nothing happens,
! hope to visit Paw Paw in the spring. feel
sorry for observer" TO think that some
one has made him believe that Z. q. has
made so much money since coming to Cali
/ fornia Why $1,000 is nothing Cor a man
/ to have here; if he had added another cipher,
/ he would have been much nearer the truth.
\ We have lots OF fun at his expenses; and 10
think that he is SO easily deluded; | am as
! founded Well, ] think we can afford 10
| take the NoBTHERSEG a while yet, at any
rate
Lieut. Wendell Simpson, L. $. A.. son of
| Hon. +. II. Simpson of Hartford, has been
assigned TO duty as military instructor at
the Michigan Agricultural College for the
next three years. Lieut.. Simpson is well
known and highly respected in this county,
and we congratulate him on his appointment
as one of the instructors at an institution of
which he was once pupil. We endorse all
that is said of him by our exchanges except
the statement that he has had eight years
experience on the plains as an Indian fighter.
just how that can be when he was appointed
a cadet at West Point in 1879, we are unable
10 cipher out.
The Bangor RCfecfor advertised itself for
seventy-eight cents a year, whereupon the
| idrdHce placed itself on the market for
seventy-fve cents. The Reflector, determined
not to be beaten at it's own game, at once
went the fdrdRc6 one better by cutting the
price to sixty eight cents. If the war con
tinues, their subscribers will soon be able TO
to get their local paper for nothing with a
chrome thrown in. IT may be fun for those
who take the papers, but it will not prove
profitable TO the publishers. A paper cannot
be afforded for any such prices. II followed
up, there will be no Reflector nor .1droRce
one of these days.
Last Friday night some miscreant turned
the stock out of George Brecks barn, near
Glendale, and fred the barn, which was
burned. We are sorry to know that our
county contains thing-not man-who is
capable of committing such dastardly act.
1t would give us great satisfaction to see him
stand before Judge Buck at his first term Of
court, to be held next month, convicted Of
his crime and awaiting his sentence therefor.
1t would afford the new Judge such grand
opportunity to lay the foundation of a repu-
tation as terror to evil-doers. The barn
was insured in the Van Buren, county farm
ers' mutual for the sum of $500. The loss
is at least $500 more than the insurance.
1t is rumored that the second train will be
put back on the road between Hartford and
South Haven. We don't know whether the
rumor is well founded or not, but we do
know that the people along that part of the
route are doing heap of kicking 1t is also
rumored that the project of extending the
road south is being worked up. We hope
that it is true and we believe that il will be
so extended-some day. The sooner, the
better. Since the foregoing was placed in
type, we have had a conversation with Supt.
Ihling, who informs us that il ia the inten-
ton of the railroad management, when mat
ters are SO arranged that they can well do so.
to run two trains day over the entire length
of the road, having train leave each termi-